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Conan, who was at Dr. Agasa's house, had clenched his fists.

The bad premonition from the previous few days had been lingering in the detective's mind. When he was making a plan with Shuichi Akai, he had been thinking about what accidents might happen. In the end, he insisted on placing an automatically dissolving eavesdropping device in Shuichi Akai's car. Then when the other party was heading to the meeting place with Mizunashi Renna, he came to Dr. Agasa's house and listened to the situation through headphones. The moment Grappa's voice came out, he couldn't help but stand up.

"What's wrong, great detective?" Haibara Ai was naturally there too. She couldn't hear the sound in the headphones, but she guessed that something unexpected had happened based on the detective's reaction.

"Grappa, Grappa is here too..." Conan's face turned pale. He still remembered the way Grappa killed someone in front of him. He was filled with worry and couldn't help but said, "No, I have to go and take a look."

"You can't help much if you go over there!" Upon hearing this, Huibara Ai immediately grabbed the other person. She had almost gotten used to her habit of personally taking risks when investigating critical situations.

"At least I want..."

Conan tried to shake off the other party while anxiously explaining himself, but before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck. He struggled for a moment before closing his eyes and falling into a deep sleep.

"Haibara..." Dr. Agasa immediately stepped forward and picked up Conan, then turned to look at the girl in confusion.

"It's more convenient to take action directly than to talk." Huihara Ai put the anesthesia watch back into her pocket, her tone still carrying a hint of sudden enlightenment, then turned to look at Dr. Agasa, and said mercilessly:

"Dr. Agasa, your permissive attitude towards him is also a problem. Not only will he not be able to help, but if he is discovered, everyone will be in danger."

"Just trust him anyway."

Dr. Agasa nodded. He thought the girl was talking about the FBI agent, who really looked like someone who wanted to be reliable.

Haibara Ai didn't say anything else. She reached out and took the eavesdropping device from the detective, but she only heard a burst of noise from the other side, and then there was no signal at all.

———

Gin did not leave, which was also within Noel's expectations.

He didn't care. He walked forward a few steps to the "corpse" of Shuichi Akai and picked him up in revenge. The other party did not resist and still pretended to be the corpse very well, which made Noel feel a little complicated.

Is he so confident in his ability to play a corpse? Although I want to think so, if it's Shuichi Akai, he can't be so stupid as to think that I can't see through his disguise, so... is he confident that he won't expose this disguise in front of Gin...

Damn it, I got even angrier.

Noel decided to make a quick decision. He pulled Akai Shuichi by the collar and looked into his tightly closed eyes. He reached out and pinched his face to ruin his cool image. Then he spoke slowly at a volume that Gin's earphones could hear:

"Goodbye, Akai Shuichi, although I still hope you can die in my hands."

Then Noel threw the person into the car without hesitation, turned around and placed the bomb on Mizuno Ryuna next to the car and detonated it, cleanly and neatly without any delay, then turned around and looked in the direction of Gin.

In the car on the cliff, Gin snorted coldly and asked Vodka to drive away.

Apparently, even though his failure to obey orders in time made the boss even more jealous, Gin insisted on seeing Shuichi Akai's death before leaving.

So, did nothing really happen between these two old rivals?

Noel's mind turned to the fan fiction he read in the summer. You know, before Toru Amuro appeared, the old enemy team made countless people miserable, although there was no official support at all in the later period.

No, stop thinking... Noel tried to stop himself from thinking too much, and at the same time reflected on his habit of being distracted when doing serious work. After restraining the overly unrestrained expression on his face, he looked at the motionless "corpse" of Mizuno Renna on the ground and said, "I have pretended to be unconscious for a long time in the hospital. There is no need to do it here."

"Grappa, what exactly is your purpose?" Mizuno Renna stood up swiftly and moved her neck. Although it was just a show, it really made her feel the fear of approaching death at that time.

"You don't have to worry about this. You just need to know that we have a win-win relationship." After Gin left, Noel was too lazy to put on any show, and in order to make it easier for Akai Shuichi to get away, he simply pulled him into his car and then drove in one direction.

"Win-win cooperation, does that mean you're using my brother to threaten me?" Mizuno Renna sat in the back of the car, looking expressionlessly at the man driving in the rearview mirror. The unpredictable smile on his face made it impossible for her to tell his true thoughts.

"Do you have to be so blunt?" Noel shrugged helplessly, parked the car in a deserted place, then turned to look at the woman behind him and said helplessly:

"Then I'll be frank with you, dear Miss CIA. If you don't want your brother to die, just follow my instructions during this period. Of course, if you want to do something that is not good for the organization..."

Hearing this, Mizuno Rennai became alert. She keenly sensed a hint of murderous aura from the other party. Was he warning her that he would kill her if she was detrimental to the organization?

Noel tilted his head, suppressed the murderous aura that he couldn't help but release when he thought of the organization, and said happily:

"Then you can do your best. Come on, I'm rooting for you~"

Mizuno Renna was stunned. She thought of the various descriptions of Grappa's loyalty in the organization and subconsciously thought that this was a sarcastic remark. However, Noel, who saw through the other party's thoughts, said, "Don't worry, it's true. After all, you are not worth being deceived by me, right?"

"Then why do you..."

"In fact, one day I suddenly realized my sins and wanted to change for the better. So I planned to start by overthrowing the organization and then clean up my act and get a black-skinned hottie on my left and a gentle and virtuous wife on my right."

Having said this, Noel glanced at the other person's expression. Well, the other person didn't believe it at all.

"That is, I have been resentful of the organization for a long time, and I want to secretly resist it. For example, I can blow up all the bases and then build a football stadium on them to contribute to the development of Japanese football..."

Well, obviously, this statement is unlikely to gain the trust of the undercover lady. In her eyes, the meaning of "this person is just trying to please me" is almost tangible.

That's right. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Grappa has always been highly valued in the organization. Didn't you see that when Gil killed Akai Shuichi, he had to hit him in the head to confirm the truth, but when Grappa handled Mizuna Gin, he didn't even look at the corpse to see if there was any problem.

"Okay," Noel gave up resignedly. In fact, it didn't matter whether Mizuki Rennai believed it or not. He just wanted to make sure that she would stay by his side during this period. So he turned around and turned the key again, saying casually, "Actually, I want to climb to the top. It would be nice if you could help me deal with those troublesome guys, such as gin and rum. Having too many code members is also a bit troublesome, isn't it?"

"So that's how it is," Mizuno Renna nodded, and she had a rough idea in her mind. If Grapa wanted to use her to kill those policemen, even for her brother, it would be more comfortable for her to die.

Noel was stunned, and suddenly turned off the key, then turned to look at Mizuki Nai, and naturally did not miss the other party's relieved expression. Obviously, the other party believed this reason very much, which made Noel reflect on what impression he left on others. He had already admitted that he was a lunatic, but now there was another person who was ambitious to climb up at the expense of his companions? Although it was good to be able to cheat other members, who the hell wanted to get into the upper echelons, although it seemed that he was indeed doing so...

Moreover, he had also planned to torture and kill the lower-level personnel in his early years. Now he just changed the target to the code members, which seemed... quite reasonable. This reason did seem to be quite good. Thinking of this, Noel nodded decisively, and then he thought of something and threw the co-pilot's shopping bags to the back, saying:

"I almost forgot. You should change into these clothes first."

Mizuno Rennai took the clothes in confusion, and heard the other party say:

"Oh, and your hair needs a cut, too. If you're in disguise for a long time, the wig will be easily visible."

After saying that, Noel handed the other party a photo, which showed Aingawa with a new hairstyle. This was not what Mizunashi Renna expected. She originally thought that Grappa wanted her to kill people in the dark, but now it seems that he wanted her to pretend to be a person and follow him back to the organization. If this is the case,

"Who is this woman?" Mizuno Renna asked tentatively.

"Oh, she is my subordinate, named Aikawa. She has a body shape similar to yours and likes to wear exaggerated makeup. As for her personality, I will send you a video later."

As Noel spoke, he observed the other party's expression. Obviously, the CIA lady wanted to know more than that, so Noel smiled and said, "If you want to know where my subordinate is, she is under that cliff. I have already exchanged your DNA and other information with your information in the organization's database."

This Noel is very skilled. When he first rescued Morobushi Kagemitsu, he also swapped his information with that of the bottom-level members. However, this time Mizuno Renna needed to use the other party's identity. This is also the reason why Noel specifically looked for Aikawa. The two of them are very similar in height and build.

Although the letter from the girl was an inducement, even if it wasn't there, Noel would have killed Aikawa without hesitation, just using one person as a substitute for another... He has done so many things that take human lives lightly, and he is used to it.

Noel observed Mizunoshi Renna's reaction and saw that her blue pupils shrank instantly and then she quickly adjusted her expression. She changed into her clothes without hesitation. She moved so fast that Noel, who originally wanted to get off the car and wait, didn't have time. He had to turn his head to look outside the car. Only when he heard the sound of the other party taking out a dagger, Noel turned around and saw that the other party used the dagger to neatly cut off her long hair at the chin and combed the hair in front of her forehead to the front. The similarity in body shape already made her look 70% like Anekawa, and the other 20% was solved by simple disguise and makeup, and the last 10% depended on her acting skills.

That's right, for a person who can be an undercover agent, mentality is the most important thing. If you can't accept someone dying for you, then it is impossible for you to be an undercover agent. Every undercover agent has come to where he is today step by step from a group of enemies and partners, and even on the bodies of innocent people. Noel also doesn't think that this woman is cooperating just for her brother. She may have discovered that her CIA identity was exposed by him, and she realized that he wanted to help cover up the past, so she wanted to take his intelligence. He is afraid that the other party will secretly contact the CIA soon, but this is what he wants.

This style of holding on to clues and doing whatever it takes to get information... Noel even admired it very much. If this is the case, this Mizuki Renna will become the most important part of his next plan.

After all, the official organization would never believe that Grappa did something detrimental to the organization, but it would be much more convenient if it were conveyed through Mizuno Renna, and if all the subsequent tasks were pushed to this person, the trouble of gaining trust could be saved.

Noel felt happy when he thought of this, but the noise from his cell phone made him sigh and complain in his heart. Then he knocked Shui Wu Liannai unconscious with a knife, opened the car door, walked out, and looked at the man parked in front.

"You look like a parent who is here to bring a troubled child who has run away from home back home for education," Noel said helplessly as he looked up at the man in front of him.

"Mr. Morobuchi Kagemitsu."